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Wednesday, 16th Apr 2008

Pars bid to finish in fourth place

Cappielow

Dunfermline travel to Greenock on Saturday to face a Morton team under the stewardship of former Par Davie Irons.  The second bottom placed side must take points from this game and possibly their last fixture at Firhill to stave off the play offs with the sides from Division Two.  Clyde in eighth place are three points above them with a better goal difference but the Bully Wee are at New Douglas Park where Hamilton will be looking to seal their passage to the SPL.

Pars v Morton: The Full League Record

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

At East End

35

20

8

7

70

35

At Cappielow

33

13

11

9

41

35

Division One (up to 1975)

20

10

5

5

38

22

Division Two (up to 1975)

16

7

5

4

27

22

Premier League (since 1975)

4

3

1

0

10

3

First Division (since 1975)

26

10

8

6

34

22

TOTALS

68

33

19

16

111

70

Morton have won less of their home meetings with the Pars than they have lost but history doesn`t always matter.

Milestones v Morton (Away)

Last League Victory

26/12/07

1-0

SFL

Last League Defeat

06/05/00

0-2

SPL

Best League Victory

11/12/99
23/08/88
25/11/67

3-0
3-0
3-0

Div 1
Prem League
Div1*

Worst League Defeat

14/08/26

0-3

Div 1*

*Pre league reconstruction

Dunfermline have won only four of the last twelve meetings but that includes the last two. There have been three draws and five Morton wins.

Last Twelve Matches v Morton
26-01-08 H W

 2-0

Scottish Division One
26-12-07 A W

1-0

Scottish Division One
11-08-07 H L

0-1

Scottish Division One
06-05-00 A L

0-2

Scottish Division One
12-02-00 H D 1-1 Scottish Division One
11-12-99 A L 3-0 Scottish Division One
21-08-99 H W 2-1 Scottish Division One
10-08-99 H D 2-2 Scottish League Challenge Cup
19-03-96 A D 1-1 Scottish Division One
02-03-96 H W 4-1 Scottish Division One
25-11-95 H L 0-2 Scottish Division One
23-09-95 A L 0-2 Scottish Division One

Morton have collected only ten points since Dunfermline were last at Cappielow while the Fifers have won 27 points. Only Stirling have suffered league defeats by Morton this year but they did knock Gretna out of the Scottish Cup with a 3-0 victory at Palmerston Park.

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Last time at Cappielow

Morton DDunfermlinene
Current League Position
9 5
Last Six League Results
LDDDLL DLWDWW
League Points
31 48
Goal Difference
-24 -11
Home/Away Record
P17, W3, D5, L9 P8, W1, D4, L3

Four points from the last twenty one points on offer tells its own story for Morton but with the Pars and Queen of the South separated by one point a win is imperative if they are to overtake the Scottish Cup finalist by beating them in the final league match.  Queens are at home to promotion hopefuls Dundee this Saturday.

  Recent League Form
  Morton Home     Dunfermline Away
  Dundee L 1-2   Partick Thistle W 1-0
  Livingston  D 1-1   St Johnstone D 1-1
  Partick Thistle  D 0-0   Stirling Albion W 3-2
  Stirling Albion D 0-0   Queen of the South D 1-1
  St Johnstone L 1-2   Clyde W 2-1

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Clyde): Paul Gallacher; Calum Woods, Scott Wilson (c), Scott Thomson, Scott Muirhead; Stephen Simmons, Darren Young, Stephen Glass, Alex Burke; Stevie Crawford, Jim McIntyre (Mark Burchill 85).
SUBS: Sean Murdoch (GK), Iain Williamson, Souleymayne Bamba, Scott Morrison.

MORTON (v St Johnstone): Lee Robinson; David McGregor, Scott McLaughlin (Iain Russell 46), Miller, Stewart Greacen, Ryan Harding, Kevin Finlayson (Stevenson 87), McGuffie, Peter Weatherson (Brian Wake 46), Erik Paartulu, Jim McAlister.
SUBS NOT USED: David McGurn (GK), Walker

Referee for the match will be Euan Norris.

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